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Health Education Specialists salary in Houston, TX

The median health education specialists in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $75,350 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,153 a month.

10th percentile
$46,500
25th percentile
$56,040
Median percentile
$75,350
75th percentile
$107,970
90th percentile
$131,480

Based on 1,040 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$61,839 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,350
Federal income tax−$7,747
Social Security + Medicare−$5,764
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,153
Every two weeks$2,378

Does it go far here?

$76,397Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Houston, TX

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,690
Physicians, All Other$292,490
Nurse Anesthetists$275,310
Chief Executives$275,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$274,410
Anesthesiologists$210,230
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$174,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,160

All health education specialists salaries · Take-home pay in Texas